Shaykh al-Tusi Mosque, Najaf

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The Shaykh al-Tusi Mosque of Najaf; the Mawsu'at al-Atabat records that the Bab al-Tusi — the north gate of the Imam Ali shrine's court — is named for Shaykh al-Ta'ifa Abu Ja'far Muhammad al-Tusi (d. 460 AH), and leads into Tusi street where the Tusi mosque holds the Shaykh's tomb 1.

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The Modern Era
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Levant & Iraq
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The Shaykh al-Tusi Mosque of Najaf; the Mawsu'at al-Atabat records that the Bab al-Tusi — the north gate of the Imam Ali shrine's court — is named for Shaykh al-Ta'ifa Abu Ja'far Muhammad al-Tusi (d. 460 AH), and leads into Tusi street where this mosque holds the Shaykh's tomb 1.

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  1. Mawsu'at al-Atabat al-Muqaddasa — Ja'far al-Khalili (Samarra section)
  • Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan
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islam.museum contributors. “Shaykh al-Tusi Mosque, Najaf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/shaykh-al-tusi-mosque-najaf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.

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